New tech finds from our Latest & Greatest this July

Bose Lifestyle Ultra

The Bose Lifestyle Ultra Sound bar pairs a premium, glass-topped design with genuinely capable home theatre sound. At 43.5 inches wide and just 2.6 inches tall, it fits neatly under TVs that are 55 inches or up. Six internal drivers, including up-firing speakers for Atmos height effects, deliver directional, room-filling audio, especially once paired with the optional Lifestyle Ultra subwoofer and wireless rear speakers.

Setup runs through the Bose app, with CustomTune room calibration automatically tuning the system to your space, no manual walk-around required. Streaming is refreshingly simple too, with native support for AirPlay 2, Google Cast, and Spotify Connect, plus built-in Alexa (with an upgrade to Alexa+ coming later).

The system can also expand into other rooms using AirPlay or Cast-compatible speakers, even non-Bose ones, for synced multi-room playback. There’s no HDMI pass-through. But, overall sound quality and ease of use make this a strong home theatre upgrade.

Google Home smart speaker

The new Google Home speaker is the first smart speaker the company has designed specifically for Gemini as its next-generation voice assistant. It essentially replaces both the Nest Audio and Nest Mini by packing in a larger, down-firing full-range 58mm speaker driver in a compact body shaped like a grapefruit.

It plays 360-degree omnidirectional audio, so it doesn’t necessarily have a “front” or “back” that determines sound quality. You can also pair two units together with a Google TV Streamer (available separately) to turn a living room into a mini home theatre with spatial surround sound. For now, it’s limited to just two speakers, as there’s no word yet if Google will expand that to more for a broader home theatre configuration.

It also works as a Matter hub and Thread border router. And, with Gemini on board, talking to Gemini Live for deeper conversations will require a paid monthly subscription, unless you already have one.

Plus, get the Google Home Speaker on or before September 30, 2026 and you’ll receive a complimentary 6-month subscription to Google Home Premium. 

GoPro Mission 1 Pro

The GoPro Mission 1 Pro, the flagship of GoPro’s new Mission 1 line, takes a cinematic approach in the familiar compact GoPro style. Only this one is positioned above the traditional Hero action-cam series, built around a 50-megapixel 1-inch sensor, notably larger than what’s found in previous GoPro models. It works with a new GP3 processor for better low-light performance and up to 14 stops of dynamic range.

Video tops out at 8K at 60fps with 4K at 240fps slow motion, 1080p at 960fps burst slo-mo, and 8K at 30fps Open Gate (4:3) capture for maximum flexibility to reframe footage in post. It has an ultra-wide 159-degree field of view, HyperSmooth stabilization, and four built-in microphones with 32-bit float audio.

The new 2150mAh Enduro 2 battery can go for up to three hours of continuous 4K/30fps recording. It’s also waterproof down to 66 feet without a housing for added versatility.

ASUS ROG Swift OLED gaming monitor

The ASUS ROG Swift (PG27AQWP-G) is built around the fourth-gen Tandem OLED technology that pairs higher brightness and richer colours with a longer-lasting panel than earlier WOLED generations. This 27-inch QHD gaming monitor’s headline feature is a dual-mode refresh rate, which is 2560 x 1440 at 540Hz for image quality, or a switch down to 720Hz at HD resolution for maximum competitive speed, backed by a 0.02ms response time.

A TrueBlack Glossy coating cuts down reflections to maintain deeper black levels onscreen. The panel covers 99.5% of the DCI-P3 colour gamut with HDR support. To guard against burn-in, ASUS includes its OLED Care Pro suite with a Neo Proximity Sensor that dims the screen when you step away.

Connectivity includes DisplayPort 2.1, dual HDMI 2.1 ports, and USB 3.2, with support for both G-SYNC Compatible and FreeSync Premium Pro. The stand offers full height, tilt, swivel, and portrait adjustment, and Aura Sync enables customizable RGB lighting.

Logitech Mobi Fold Bluetooth optical mouse

Logitech’s Mobi Fold is an ultra-portable Bluetooth mouse that folds flat for travel and unfolds into an arched shape for use, harkening back to the classic Microsoft Arc Mouse design. Fold it up and it shrinks to about 2.2 x 2.5 inches, with a thickness of under an inch. Weighing about 57 grams, it’s easy to slip into a bag, backpack, or pocket.

Without a scroll wheel, it uses a touch-sensitive strip for scrolling instead, along with physical left and right click buttons that are almost flush. Pair it with up to three devices via Bluetooth, switching between them through a button on the underside. Battery life is rated at up to 30 days per charge, with a one-minute USB-C top-up adding roughly 22 hours of use.

Travellers looking for a low-key mouse alternative that doesn’t take up much room may like what the Mobi Fold delivers—even more so if you’re looking for an alternative to a laptop trackpad.